Improvement in combined seed-sower, harrow, and roller



dntrd statesV @anni @imita EDWIN A. BARTON, or` BOQNVILLE, rNDIAVNA..

Leners Patent No. 92,001, daad June 29, 1869.

IMPROVEMENT IN COIVIBINED SEED-SOWER, HARR-QW, ANU ROLLER.

The Schedule :referred to in these Letters Patent nd making part of thesame.

To all whom 'it may concern:

panying drawings, making a part' of this application.

My invention consists in such an arrangement and construction of parts,that it may be altered to a seedsower and harrow, barrow and roller, orroller only.

'To enable those skilled in the artto makeand use my improved machine,'Iwill proceed to describe the construction. and operation of the same,referring lto the accompanying drawings by letters, andv in which-Figure 1 is a top view of' my improved machine;

Figure 2, a section of the same, atv the line xx, Figure 3, alongitudinal vertical section, at the line Figure 4, a side view, withthe h-arrow and seedsower detached; and

Figures 5 and 6, detail views on increased scale, showing the boxes inwhich the roller rotates, iig. 6 being a section at line z z of fig. 5.

Similar letters of 'reference denote like parts in the differentfigures, A A are two side rails, and B B, two cross-bars, forming theframe for the roller C, which is provided with an axle, a, the ends ofwhich rest and revolve in bearings near the rear 'ends of the side railsA A.

The rear one of the two cross-bars B B is provided with seed-channels,or chutes, through which the seed flow from the hopper D, said hopperbeing arranged on the cross-bar B, by means of staples, b, passing over`tangs, c, arranged on the ends of the hopper. The hopper is providedwith a 'sliding bottom, provided with seed-holes, which coincide, in agiven position, with holes inthe bottom proper and the chutes of thecross-bar B, so that,by means of the lever E, the iiow of seed may beincreased, diminished, or entirely stopped. S is thel tongue, which issecured to the cross-bars B B, as shown. Y

The rear ends of the rails A A are provided with brackets, G, to whichis secured a platform, F, on which is secured the seat H, which has ahinged lid, in orfder that it may be used as a tool-chest.

Suspended from the platform F, upon a suitableV iame, is the foot-boardl, provided at one end with a pin, j, which serves as the fulcrum forthe lever E.

rlhe roller G isshorter than the distance between the4 side rails A A,to an extent equal to the combined thickness ofthe two side rails J J ofthe barrow-frame, and a trie'more, which will enable the roller torotate 'eely between the rails of the harrow-franie, the journal-boxes,shown at figs. 5 and 6, serving as collars between the ends of .therollers and the barrow-frame, to keep the rollerin place.

The barrow-frame consists of two side rails, J J, joined bythejcros's-bar K, in the centre.

The' forward ends are provided with bearings, for the reception of theaxle of the rotary harrow L, and the rear ends are morti'sedlongitudinally, to receive the square ends of the boxes on the roller.

They are also mortised vertically, to receive the wedges M. V n

In' the centre of the cross-barK is arranged a hook, or staple, towhich, by means of one or more links, is attached the lever E, wherebythe harrow-frame may be raised or lowered, when necessary.

A frame, or bent rod, is secured to the forward ends ofthe rails J J, alittle in rear of the axis ofthe harrow, to which is secured the shieldor screen O, which is bent Yin the arc of `a circle over the barrow, andsecured, at its. opposite side, to the cross-bar K, by means of bolts orrivets.

The journal-boxes, shown at figs. 5 and 6, are made of wood and metal.

Prepresents the lwooden block, shaped as seen, and Q, a metal band,formed to embrace the journal,or axle ofthe roller, and give strength tothe box. The square end is cut away vertically, to receive the wedge M,which passes through the side rails J J of the harrow-frame, for thepurpose hereinafter explained.

R R fare belts, bands, or chains, passing around the roller C and barrowL, in grooves madeto receive the same, and keep them from contact withthe ground'.

The operation & c., ofthe machine, is as follows:

The roller being in its frame, and having theljournal-boxes, or collarsswung on its axle, the harrowfiame is attached by passing the mortisedrear ends ot' its' side rails over the` square ends of the boxes, orcollars on the roller-axle, the bands are then passed around the rollerand harrow,and the wedges M driven in, which tightens the bands, andholds the two frames together.

The teambeing putin motion, the barrow-teeth areforced into the ground,and the barrow and roller both rotated, one operating upon the otherthrough the me'- dium o f the bands R R. The seed are dropped, in anygiven quantity (by a gauge-pin) immediatelyin front ofthe barrow, whichturns them in and throws the clods immediately under the roller, whichderives a dragging as well as rotary motion from the resistance er1-.countered by the harrow, and thus eiiectually mashes the clodsand'rolls the earth down.

'In going to or from the eld, or when obstruct-ions are encountered, theharrowfrarne and harrow are elevated ,by the lever at the foot-board ofthe drivers seat.

When it is desirable to reduce the machine to a simple roller, theseed-hopper is removed, the bandsB R are taken olf, (the wedges M beingrst removed) the tongue S raised slightly, end'pushed backward, when thenarrow-freine will slide oi' they square ends ofthe journals, leavingthem upon ,the axle of the roller, to serve as collars to keepv saidroller in place.

Having described the construction and operation of Iny improved machine,

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Let- 4 ters Patent, is-

1.- In combination with the roller-frame A A `and harrow-frame J J,constructed as shown and described, fthe peculiarly-shaped bearings P Q,the belts R R, and wedges M M, all operating substantially as and forthe purpose set forth.

2. A'combined seed-sower, barrow, and roller. cn-

pztble of conversion by menus of the peculiarly-shaped bearings PQ,belts lt R, and'wedges M M, as and for the-purpose hereinbeforespecified.

3. In combination with the harroiv-frameJ J, when connectedwith themiler-frame A A by means ofthe bearings, P Q, belts R R, wedges M M, thescreen O,

